MAKENNA NOLD, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY-ST. PAUL, RS, SO.

• Nold becomes Concordia-St. Paul’s second AVCA Division II Player of the Year, joining Maggie McNamara, who won the award in 2008 and 2009.
• The sophomore lit it up in last weekend’s NCAA Central Regional, posting double-doubles in all three matches and recording a career-high 26 kills in the Golden Bears’ five-set regional final win over St. Cloud State.
• That victory punched 29-5 Concordia-St. Paul’s ticket to the quarterfinal round of the 2025 NCAA Championship.
• After the regional, Nold averages 4.27 kills per set and 5.24 points per set, and she has double-doubles—kills and digs—in 15 of the team’s 34 matches.
• In addition to her offensive excellence, the right side has 312 digs (2.68 D/S average) and 101 blocks (0.87 B/S average).
• The AVCA Player of the Year honor adds to a long list of awards she has earned in her two collegiate seasons. She was the NSIC Player of the Year and AVCA Central Region Player of the Year in 2025 and the 2024 NSIC and AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year.

2025 Stats (as of Dec. 9): 496 Kills,  5.24 P/S, .270 Hitting %, 312 Digs, 101 Total Blocks, and 49 Aces

 

AVCA NCAA DIVISION II PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

1985: Lynda Johnson, Portland State
1986: Annie Kniss, UC Riverside
1987: Angela Brinton, Cal State-Northridge
1988: Janet Cobbs, North Dakota State
1989: Sheri Benson, UC Riverside
1990: Becky Belland, Central Missouri State
1991: Ana Cristina Pereira, West Texas A&M
1992: Stacey Metro, Northern Michigan
1993: Stacey Metro, Northern Michigan
1994: Christy Wieneke, Cal State Bakersfield
1995: Liu Jun, Northern Michigan
1996: Liu Jun, Northern Michigan
1997: Sarah Butler, West Texas A&M
1998: Melinda Almazan, Regis
1999: Sarah Butler, West Texas A&M
2000: Kari Peterson, Augustana (S.D.)
2001: Shauna Sturm, South Dakota State
2002: Erin Deffenbaugh, Northern Colorado
2003: Kim Morohunfola, Cal State San Bernardino
2004: Brianna Harris, Cal State San Bernardino
2005: Erin Gudmundson, University of Nebraska Kearney
2006: Vicky Braegelmann, Minnesota Duluth and Li YiZhi, Lock Haven
2007: Vicky Braegelmann, Minnesota Duluth
2008: Maggie McNamara, Concordia-St. Paul
2009: Maggie McNamara, Concordia-St. Paul
2010: Samantha Middleborn, Cal State San Bernardino
2011: Samantha Middleborn, Cal State San Bernardino
2012: Danielle Selkridge, University of Tampa
2013: Kate Lange, University of Minnesota Duluth
2014: Berkley Whaley, University of Tampa
2015: Preecy Seever, Rockhurst University
2016: Annie Wolfe, University of Nebraska Kearney
2017: Taylor Reiss, Southwest Minnesota State
2018: Taylor Reiss, Southwest Minnesota State
2019: Alexis Cardoza, Cal State San Bernardino
2021: Alexis Cardoza, Cal State San Bernardino
2022: Diana Akopova, Barry University
2023: Kenzie Foley, St. Cloud State University
2024: Olivia Henneman-Dallape, Ferris State University
2025: Makenna Nold, Concordia-St. Paul